Why don't we get someone with some influence and good writing skills to send Zeldman and some of the other big name web desingner hang-outs an e mail and see if he/they will post what has happened on his site and others? Now THAT would get some publicity!

I think the webmaster communities should be aware of this. Besides, they are the ones that do most of the dealings with domains....right?

I vote Suzanne for this task. Reckon she would do it? If not, it was a good thought while it lasted.

I was thinking about doing that but we really ought to wait until we have some sort of official word from Chad. Zeldman would be one to go to, also Webmonkey, and I'm not sure what else.

Anyone remember Smart Tags? When news of those came out the influential webmaster sites raised a big stink and MS seems to have dropped that idea. If we all raised a big enough fuss about domain name theft and mysterious expirations etc. maybe the registrars would smarten up.

I'd be happy to write some of the more popular folks with the news, but I need to know what that news is.

If there is a legal recourse for Chad/TWF, we need to see that through. And until we hear from Chad, we shouldn't do anything directly against Ultimate Search.

As riled as we all are by this, the best plan of action right now is to simply spread the word about the new working address.

Tell anyone you know, people you used to see on the forums and don't see them anymore, go to their sites and send them a message that the address has changed.

We can't reach everyone because some people don't allow their email address to be used, some don't allow for admin mailouts, et cetera, but we want to reach as many people as possible.

Thanks!

Suzanne

P.S. Passing on the news that TWF lost its domain name, here's the new address, can be done by anyone. We've emailed anyone with email listed who have posted, but there are a legion of lurkers out there that apparently haven't heard, despite a mailout from Chad. If there is another mailout, you can expect to get two messages, lol.

Maybe we can change our tagline to "Come for the controversy, stay for the technical help..."

I would not recommend being agressive towards Ultra Search at this point. There is a good chance they will simply return the domain, once properly notified.
As Suzanne eluded to; the most important thing is to let others know of this forums' new address.

I'd like to stress the fact that we don't want any vigilante action taken. If we are going to get the domain back, it will be through legal channels. The administration is already active in this processes.

But feel free to talk about this and spread the word. And don't forget to mention the new .net address.

Mark Hensler
If there is no answer on Google, then there is no question.

Marchex just bought all the domains (200,000) from ultsearch for $164 million dollars. Marchex is a publicly traded company in the US so contact with them is MUCH easier than ultsearch directly. I have been cooresponding with 3 attorneys there and any webmaster wishing to get back their domain that might now have the domain contact listed as dns@ultsearch.com should consider reaching out to the 3 attorneys at Marchex:dcorcoran@marchex.comeac@marchex.comctran@marchex.com

Good luck. By the way, Marchex asked me to pay to transfer the domain that contains my trademark and I will not be doing this.